A week of Target dinners for two, under $65 at the register
Spaghetti Carbonara19 min · $3.24 for two
Bang Bang Chicken Rice Bowls25 min · $6.71 for two
Classic Spaghetti Bolognese40 min · $7.15 for two
Chicken Katsu Curry33 min · $7.91 for two
Chinese Tomato & Egg Rice15 min · $4.05 for two
Veggie Black Bean Chilli35 min · $4.74 for two
Tofu Katsu Curry30 min · $6.92 for twoThis is a real week, not a guess: seven dinners for two people that Target can sell in full, priced product by product the way the Quickle app prices them. The food you eat comes to $40.72, or $2.91 a head a night. The basket at the register is $62.84, because you buy packs, not portions, and the leftovers carry into next week.
| Dinner | Time | Protein | kcal | Plate for 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaghetti Carbonara | 19 min | 41 g | 804 | $3.24 |
| Bang Bang Chicken Rice Bowls | 25 min | 46 g | 867 | $6.71 |
| Classic Spaghetti Bolognese | 40 min | 43 g | 640 | $7.15 |
| Chicken Katsu Curry | 33 min | 53 g | 895 | $7.91 |
| Chinese Tomato & Egg Rice | 15 min | 28 g | 664 | $4.05 |
| Veggie Black Bean Chilli | 35 min | 15 g | 370 | $4.74 |
| Tofu Katsu Curry | 30 min | 34 g | 915 | $6.92 |
| Food used across the week | $40.72 | |||
| At Target, the register (21 items) | $62.84 | |||
| Pantry staples, only if you have none (25 items) | $75.65 | |||
Protein and kcal are per serving. Pantry staples here: Soy sauce, Vegetable oil, Jasmine rice, Salt, Vegetable stock cube, Curry powder, Ground turmeric, Olive oil, Plain flour, Tomato purée, Black pepper, Brown sugar and 13 more. Prices are Target’s as checked in November 2026 and move week to week; the app shows today’s.
What Target is good and bad for
Target prices the most of our US catalogue in full, Good & Gather covers the fresh lines, and Drive Up is the fastest pickup of the three.
Target's grocery range is narrower than a full supermarket, so a few dishes that need a specialist ingredient drop out of the week.
How this week was built
Quickle holds a Target product, pack size and price for every ingredient in 47 of its 109 US dinners. From those, this page takes the cheapest seven that still make a week you would cook: one of each protein (two chicken nights allowed), no more than two of one cuisine, nothing over 45 minutes, at least 15 g of protein a plate, and no soups or toasties standing in for dinner. The app does the same for your own household: tell it how many people, how many nights and your budget, and it builds a week to that number, then fills your Target basket in one tap.
Do it for your week
Download Quickle, pick Target, set your budget. You can swap any dinner, add your own recipes from TikTok or a cookbook, and the total updates as you go.
Questions
How much is a week of dinners for two at Target?
This week of seven dinners costs $62.84 at Target at prices checked in November 2026, plus $75.65 of pantry staples if you have none of them. The food you actually eat comes to $40.72, or $2.91 a head a night.
Does Quickle fill a Target basket?
Yes. Quickle adds every ingredient for your week to your Target online basket at live prices. You sign in to Target on your own phone and check out as normal.
Why is the total at the register higher than the cost of the food?
Stores sell packs, not portions. A recipe might use a cup of rice from a 2 lb bag; you pay for the bag, and the rest is there for next week. Quickle shows both figures: what the dinners use, and what the basket costs.
How many dinners can Quickle price in full at Target?
47 of the 109 dinners in the US catalogue, as of November 2026. A dinner is only shown to Target shoppers when every ingredient has a Target product and price.
Are these my Target store's prices?
They are the prices at the Target in Cedar Rapids, IA (store 1771), the store Quickle uses as its reference. Set your own store in the app and every figure is re-priced from that store's shelf; most lines move by cents, a few by a dollar or two.
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